Toy figure



Fatented Dec. 23, 1924, &5205555 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LILLIAN AULD, OF EUGENE, OR-EGON.

TOY FIGURE. Application filed. September 20, 1922. ser al No. 589,428.

"i"o (tll 'lULO/L Z' may Concern: material, is designed to produce asilhouette Be it known that I, LILLIAN AULD, a citi effect or in Otherwords all portions of the Zen of the United States, and resident offigure are of a corresponding solid Color Eugene, in the County of Laneand State such as blue, red etc., or a combination of of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and such COlOl'S all of which are in contrast touseful Improvements in Toy Figures, of the color of the backing 10,Which is pref Which the following is a specification. erably white.

My invention relates to toy figures and In forming my improved figure Iemparticularly to that type wherein the anaploy a plurality of Separateanatomical por- 10 tomical portions of the figure are formed tions Aformed from relatively thin flexible separate to impose the necessity ofassomaterial, such as paper, and comprising a ciating these portions incertain relative body member 11,' leg members 12, head relations to formthe complete figure. member 13, and a tail member 14. All of In carryingmy invention into effect it these anatomical portions have their rear 15has been my purpose to provide a toy figure face provided with suitableadhesive 15 of the type indicated whose formation from whereby they maybe permanently assoseparate elements Will prove both enterciated withthe backing 10 if desired. It

taining and instructive, which Will permit will be observed that thebody member unlimited variations in the relative relar 11 has the formof a Circular disk and this 0 tions of the anatomical portions tothereform of body member remains unchanged by produce unlimitedvariations in the no matter what specie of mammal Or bird posture orattitude of the complete figure, the anatomical portions are designed torepin which the anatomical portions can be resent when in associatedrelation. In manufactured atnegligible cost and which Figures l to 4 itWill be observed that these can be made truly reproductive ofunlimitanatomical portions are designed to repreed specie of animalsWith the employment sent a bear and that by shifting the po of a similarbody portion in each instance. sition of the head, leg and tail membersIn describing my invention in detail refrelatively to each other and tothe body an i erence Will be had to the accompanying unlimited number ofpostures can be imdrawing in which parted to the complete figure, suchinnite Figure l is a face view of the anatomical number of posturesbeing rendered possible portions of my improved toy figure debyconstructing the body member in the signed to represent a bear in thecomplete form of a Circular disk. In Figures 3, 4, fig ra; 6 and 7 Ihave illustrated such variation in 35 Figure 2, a section through one ofthe the posture of the figure as a result of Shiftanatomical portionsshowing the layer of ing the anatomical portions of the figure adhesiveon the rear face thereof; relative to each Other.

Figure 3, a face View of the complete In constructlng the head, leg andtall figure mounted on a backing of paper. members I shape all Or a partof their inner 40 Figure 4., a view similar to Figure 3 defining edgesto conform to the circumfer- With the anatomical portions in a differentence of the body member as at 16 and prefrelation to represent theanimal in another erably, in thevformation of the figure such posture.inner defining edges of the head, legs and Figure 5. a view similar toFigure l With tail member are slightly spaced from the de theanatonlical portion designed to reprefining edge or circumference of thebody sent an elephant in the complete figure; member, so as to impartdistinctiveness to Figure 6, a view sim lar to Figure 3 ut1- theresultlng figure. A lizmg the elements of Flgure 5, and In F lgures 5 to7 l have lllustrated the Figure 7, a view similar to Figure 5,utilization of my invention in producing the 50 with the anatomicalportions in a different figure of an elephant. In this applicationrelation to represent the animal in another of the invention theplurality of separate posture. anatomical portions are indicated by B,Said Referring to the drawing it Will be apportions comprising a bodymember 17, leg parent that my improved toy figure, when members 18, headmember 19, and a tail 55 placed Or permanently mounted upon a Suitmember20; all of said members having all able backing 10 of paper or othersuitable or a part of their inner defining edges Shaped to conform tothe circumference of the body member as at 21. In this instance, I haveshown the outer face of the anatomical port-ions as red To increase theelement of entertainment in the produced figure various contrivancesSuch as stands, balls and the like can beproduced in silhouette andassociated With the figure to represent animals in performing atttudescommonly seen in ordnary circuses.

Whilel have specifically described my invention as applied to a figurecomprising separate anatomical portions formed from thin Sheet material,such as paper, it Will be obvious that such portions may be constructedof other material and that various changes in 'form and arrangement maybe resorted to Without departin'g from the scope of the appended Claims.

I claim 2- 1. A figure toy comprising a body, a plurality of anatomicalmembers, said body including an endless defining limit completely aroundWhich the anatomical members are adapted to be moved i-n correctanatomical sequence and vvi-th a predetermined limit thereof opposed tothe defining limit of the body, Said defining limit of the body havingall points therein equidistant from the aXis about' Which the anatomicalmembers are adapted' to be moved, whereby an indefinite number ofpostures may be imparted to the figure and the' correct anatonicalrelation between the body and each anatolnical member maintainedirrespective of the position to Which said member may be moved With re-Spect to the body.

2. A gure toy comprising a body including, a defining limit formed ofCircular elements having a common a-Xis, a plurality of anatomicalmembers each having a' predetermined limit conforming to the defininglimit of the body and completely around Which latter they are adapted tobe indefinitely moved` in correct anatomical sequence on .the aXi sofsaid Circular elements and With their said predetermined limits opposedto the defining limit of the body whereby an indefinite number ofdifierent postures may be imparted to the figure and correct &natomica-lrelation between the body and each anatomieal member maintainedirrespective of the' position to- Which said' member may be moved Withrespect to, the body.

In testimony Whereof I hereunto afliX my Signature.

LILLIAN ALD.

